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Brendan Reid

Articles by Brendan Reid

Art is a never ending process. Some say that no work is ever finished, only forgotten, and there is no such thing as good writing, only good rewriting. The same can be said of video games. Developers ...

He has been on Middle-earth since the Second Age and was a key player in the events surrounding Sauron and the Ring Of Power. He was sent from across the sea to guide and assist the world of Middle-ea...

For many, The Lord Of The Rings is the perfect film franchise. Against all odds, it took a legendary book series and did it justice, a feat few adaptations ever achieve. The casting was spot on and so...

He was the chosen one, the one to bring balance to the force. His path was fraught with emotion and isolation, but also great friendship and love, but in the end, the light was not enough to save him....

Since the days of Red and Blue, Pokémon has been full of secrets and glitches. Legends still speak of the Mew that can be found under the truck near the S.S. Anne. Alas, such rumours have been proven ...

The Fairly OddParents is one of the longest running cartoons on TV, and if you were born in the 90’s, you almost certainly have fond memories of Timmy Turner and his fairy cohorts, Cosmo and Wanda. In...

Marketing is a fickle practice at the best of times. One can never be sure what an audience will respond to, and must attempt to read the feelings of an entire culture. There are certain marketing str...

Rarely do games have definitive endings. Every developer hopes for the critical and financial success to continue making their games, and start a franchise with their latest IP. Even franchises that h...

Just about every gamer has fond memories of Super Smash Bros. The series has been bringing people together since 1999 and introduced players to a whole new style of fighter. There are few games as fie...

When I first bought my 3DS, I did so in anticipation of a new Metroid game. How foolish I was! Though the console was far from a poor investment (we have Zelda and Fire Emblem to thank for that), Nint...

Video games, like any work of art, go through many revisions before a final product is achieved. This refinement process is what allows a game to grow and morphs it from a simple idea into a fully-fle...

Demon’s Souls was released in 2009 and something about its design struck a deep chord within us. It was a challenging experience and recalled an era when game worlds were merciless and secrets were we...

The Super Mario games are true labours of love. As Nintendo’s flagship franchise, the moustachioed plumber gets more attention from his developers than most and this results in games that have silky s...